Winn Parish Louisiana Archives News.....E.J. Gamble Acquitted December 21, 1911
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The Monroe Bulletin (Monroe, LA) December 21, 1911
Page 6, Column 2
E.J. GAMBLE ACQUITTED.
Jury Returns Verdict After Deliberating Eleven Minutes.
	Winnfield, La., Dec. 18. – The trial of E.J. Gamble, of St. Maurice, 
for killing J.A. Graham, of the same place on the 23rd of June, was concluded 
here Saturday night after taking evidence for two days.  The jury was out 
eleven minutes and returned a verdict of acquittal.  This was the expected 
outcome as the facts were generally known.  It will be recalled that the two 
men had a quarrel about 4 o’clock in the afternoon on the day of the killing 
and Graham who lived out of the town two miles, went after his shot gun.  Mr. 
Gamble got his and when Graham returned several men tried to keep him from 
going to where Gamble was but with out avail.  He located Gamble and fired at 
him twice.  The fire was returned and Graham was wounded fatally, Gamble coming 
off unhurt, after Graham fired the third time.  Nearly fifty witnesses were 
summoned only five or six being eye witnesses, the others testifying to threats 
by Graham and his dangerous character.

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